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Home→Published 2017 → December

Monthly Archives: December 2017

Doc Adams Finally Appears On Hall of Fame Ballot But Falls 2 Votes Short

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on December 7, 2017 by The Baseball Stadium ConnoisseurApril 12, 2020

On December 7, 2015,  the Pre-integration Era Committee announced the results of the voting on the 10 candidates on the 2016 ballot at the MLB Winter Meetings. Candidates needed to receive 12 of 16 votes (75%) for election. The committee failed … Continue reading →

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Porter’s Spirit of the Times (Dec 6, 1956)

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on December 6, 2017 by The Baseball Stadium ConnoisseurNovember 26, 2017

On December 6, 1857, Porter’s Spirit of the Times published an article on the rules of base ball. It also highlighted several of the principal players of the Knickerbockers’ “First Nine”, including Doc Adams. At a Knickerbocker meeting held that day, … Continue reading →

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Knickerbocker Meeting

Doc Adams Base Ball (Official) Posted on December 6, 2017 by The Baseball Stadium ConnoisseurMay 20, 2017

By John Thorn, author, Baseball in the Garden of Eden When the Knickerbockers met on December 6, 1856, they resolved “to call a convention of the various base ball clubs of this city and vicinity.” The New York Herald, in … Continue reading →

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